Experiencing Interruptions?

The D

A twenty something-year-old cannot enjoy a kickback that his friends drag him to because his ex-girlfriend starts blasting "revenge" posts on social media.

  • Natalie Rodriguez
    Director
    The Extraordinary Ordinary; The D; Apricots; Code Red
  • Natalie Rodriguez
    Writer
    The Extraordinary Ordinary; The D; Apricots; Code Red
  • Natalie Rodriguez
    Producer
    The Extraordinary Ordinary; The D; Apricots; Code Red
  • Stephane Guetta
    Producer
    The Extraordinary Ordinary; The D
  • Alon Dina
    Producer
    The Extraordinary Ordinary; The D; The Creep
  • Alon Dina
    Key Cast
    The Extraordinary Ordinary; The D; The Creep
  • Shaun Guzman
    Key Cast
    The Three Kool Kids; Vengence; I, Alone in Me; The D
  • Jesse Posey
    Key Cast
    The Extraordinary Ordinary; Stitchers; The D; Matched
  • Brittney Grabill
    Key Cast
    Chocolate Cake; The D
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 37 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2017
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Canon 5D
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Cinema Dream

    United States
    May 21, 2017
    Cinema Dream
    Best Actress - nominee
  • The IndieFEST Film Awards
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    December 3, 2016
    North America Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Funny or Die
    Online
    United States
    February 8, 2017
    Worldwide Premiere
    Feature
  • Los Angeles Music Magazine
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    Feature
  • Indie Night Film Festival
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    March 3, 2018
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Natalie Rodriguez


Natalie Rodriguez is an award-winning writer, director, producer, mental health and anti-violence/trauma advocate based in Los Angeles, CA. In 2014, she graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in TV-Film from CSU Fullerton. Her first entertainment job was an internship at the Conan O'Brien show and Peter Guber's Mandalay Pictures, where she worked at the offices of producers, Matthew Rhodes ("Men in Black: International," "Mile 22") and Academy Award-winner, Cathy Schulman ("Sharp Objects," "Crash").

Recently, she wrote, directed, and was the executive producer on her first feature film, "The Extraordinary Ordinary." The film is about young adults, their history with mental health, and how one can cope with it when triggers and old coping-mechanisms resurfaces. The film stars John Posey ("How to Get Away with Murder" and "Lucifer"); Maddison Bullock ("Stasis"); Alex Montalban ("My Dinner with Herve"); Ana Marte ("Amigos," co-starring alongside, LeLe Pons).

You can check out more details on the project @theextraordfilm.

Some of Natalie's previous writing work can be found at the HuffPost Blog; Amazon Books; Anxiety Resource Center; Opposing Views; NowThis News; Zooey Deschanel's Hello Giggles; The Mighty; Short Kid Stories; GoDaddy; TheRichest; TheTalko; Writer's Weekly; and more.

Her screenplays and films have been featured and placed in the final rounds at Hispanicize; HollyShorts Film Festival; NALIP: Latino Lens Film Festival; ShortsTV; Stage 32: Comedy Screenplay; Beverly Hills Film Festival; Culver City Film Festival; Indie Night Film Festival; Hollywood Screenplay Contest; Table Read My Screenplay - Austin Film Festival; YouTube; and others.

Currently, she has multiple projects in development, including a TV sitcom, "The D," which placed in top-ten for best comedy screenplays at Stage 32. She was most recently an ambassador for Jen Zeano Designs (JZD), a clothing company in association with USA Networks and who donates $1 per sale to ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project. Many Hispanic actors and filmmakers, including "Jane the Virgin's" Gina Rodriguez and "Elena of Avalor's" Aimee Carrero, promote JZD.

Her Young Adult manuscript, "Elephant," was also a finalist at Clare Books' the Binge-Watching Cure II contest for 'Best Novel. For details on previous and upcoming projects, be sure to check out @natchristinerod.

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